Doug Cameron

Senator for NSW

About Doug

Doug Cameron is married to Elaine and has two daughters, Lynn and Fiona and two grandchildren, Amy and Scott.

Doug has worked as a fitter in the steel, ship repair, vehicle and power industries. He was elected by manufacturing workers to represent them in various positions in the union including Delegate, full-time organiser, Assistant State Secretary, Assistant National Secretary, National Secretary AMWU, State and National Secretary Metal Trades Federation of Unions, Vice President ACTU.

Doug Cameron has been a long-term patron of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation, a Director of Australian Super, and under the Keating government was a member of the Australian Best Practice Committee. As a director of Australian Super and its predecessor STA he has worked with union and employer representatives to build Australian Super into a 1.3 million members fund with 100,000 employers and $28 billion under management.

Australian Super was named "fund of the year" in 2007.

Doug Cameron has played a key role in developing industrial and political strategies designed to improve employment security, wages, and skill and industry development in the manufacturing industry. He has been at the centre of ACTU and AMWU campaigns on workers entitlements, health and safety, work and family balance and the right to collectively bargain.

Doug was elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election, and took up his position on July 1 2008. Senator Cameron remains an active member of the following Parliamentary Committees:

Joint Statutory: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 1.7.08;
Library Standing Committee from 1.7.08;
Economics: Legislation Committee from 14.5.09;
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee (Chair) from 30.9.10;
Environment and Communications - References Committee (Deputy Chair) from 30.9.10;
Privileges Standing Committee from 30.9.10;
Scrutiny of New Taxes Select Committee from 30.9.10
Joint Select Committee on The Parliamentary Budget Office 22.11.10

Doug Cameron is the Duty Senator for Macquarie, Bradfield, Cook, Mitchell and New England.

Contact Doug

Parliament House
PO Box 6022
Canberra
ACT
2600
(02) 6277 3367
(02) 6277 5802

Electorate Office
Unit 6, 5 Raymond Road
Springwood
NSW
2777
02 4751 4288
02 4751 3288
Email Doug

Electorate Office
PO Box 322
Springwood
NSW
2777

Electorate Profile

Bradfield

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after John Bradfield (1867-1943), engineer and bridge designer.

Area and Location Description:

Bradfield covers an area of approximately 99 sq km border east from Cowan Creek and Middle Harbour Creek to include the suburbs of St Ives Chase, St Ives, East Killara, East Lindfield and Roseville Chase. The southern side border includes Roseville and Lindfield till the Lane Cove River crossing at Fullers Bridge. The western border moves northwest including West Lindfield, West Killara, West Pymble, South Turramurra to Thornleigh. The Northern Railway line marks the northern bordering along with the Pacific Hwy, Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd and Cockle Creek. Suburbs include Wahroonga, Waitara, Hornsby and Asquith.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Light manufacturing, service industries, commercial businesses and Government offices.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1949

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan

Members:

Fletcher, P (LP) 2009-
Nelson, B (LP) 1996-2009
Connolly, D M (LP) 1974-1996
Turner, H B (LP) 1952-1974
Hughes, W M (LP) 1949-1952

Cook

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after Captain James Cook (1728-79), the first European to discover the east coast of Australia in 1770.

Area and Location Description:

Cook covers an area of approximately 100 sq km from Kurnell and Cronulla in the east to Kirrawee and Bonnet Bay in the west and from Botany Bay and Georges River in the north to that part of the Royal National Park to the east of Farnell Ave, Audley Road and Hacking River in the south. Suburbs include Bonnet Bay, Burraneer, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Como, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Grays Point, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kirrawee, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Miranda, Oyster Bay, Port Hacking, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Taren Point, Woolooware, Yowie Bay and parts of Jannali and Sutherland.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Petroleum refineries at Kurnell, steel fabrication, pharmaceutical plant, boat building and oyster farming.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1906

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan

Members:

Morrison, S (LP) 2007-
Baird, B (LP) 1998-2007
Mutch, S (LP) 1996-1998
Dobie, J D M (LP) 1975-1996
Thorburn, R W (ALP) 1972-1975
Dobie, J D M (LP) 1969-1972
Cope, J F (ALP) 1955-1969
Sheehan, T (ALP) 1937-1955
Garden, J S (ALP) 1934-1937
Riley, E C (ALP) 1922-1934
Catts, J H (ALP) 1906-1922

Macquarie

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1761-1824), Governor of New South Wales 1810-21.

Area and Location Description:

Macquarie covers an area of approximately 4374 sq km from the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers in the east the Blue Mountains City Council border in the west. The Wollemi and Yengo National Parks form the northern border and the Coxs River, Lake Burragorang and Warragamba River form the southern border. The Division encompasses the Blue Mountains City Council and Hawkesbury City Council areas. Suburbs and towns include: Blackheath, Blaxland, Bligh Park, Glenbrook, Katoomba, McGraths Hill, North Richmond, Pitt Town, Richmond, Springwood and Windsor.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Tourism, mixed farming, arts and crafts, horse breeding and training, printing and publishing, small manufacturing, higher education with the University of Western Sydney Richmond Campus. Macquarie is also home to the Glenbrook and Richmond RAAF bases.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1900/1901

Demographic Rating:

Provincial

Members:

Markus, L (LP) 2010-
Debus, R (ALP) 2007-2010
Bartlett, K (LP) 1996-2007
Deahm, M J (ALP) 1993-1996
Webster, A (LP) 1984-1993
Free, R V (ALP) 1980-1984
Gillard, R (LP) 1975-1980
Luchetti, A S (ALP) 1951-1975
Chifley, J B (ALP) 1940-1951
Lawson, J N (UAP) 1931-1940
Chifley, J B (ALP) 1928-1931
Manning, A G (NAT) 1922-1928
Nicholls, S R (ALP) 1917-1922
Carr, E S (ALP) 1906-1917
Smith, S (FT) 1901-1906

Mitchell

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), a noted Australian explorer and surveyor.

Area and Location Description:

Mitchell covers an area of approximately 101 sq km from Maraylya and Box Hill in the northwest to Baulkham Hills and North Rocks in the southeast. The main suburbs include Annangrove, Beaumont Hills, Bella Vista, Box Hill, Glenhaven, Kellyville, Nelson and parts of Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Dural, Kenthurst, Maraylya, Northmead, North Rocks, Round Corner, Rouse Hill and West Pennant Hills.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Commercial and business services, light industry , education and retail.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1947/1949

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan

Members:

Hawke, A (LP) 2007-
Cadman, A (LP) 1974-2007
Ashley-Brown, A (ALP) 1972-1974
Irwin, L H (LP) 1963-1972
Armitage, J L (ALP) 1961-1963
Wheeler, R C (LP) 1949-1961

New England

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after the area of New England, the largest highland area in Australia.

Area and Location Description:

New England covers an area of approximately 59,344 sq km from the Queensland border in the north to the Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains, Tamworth Regional and Walcha local government areas in the south. The main towns include Armidale, Barraba, Bundarra, Deepwater, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Uralla, Walcha, Werris Creek and parts of Delungra and Urbenville.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Cattle, sheep, grain, forestry, dairying, oats, maize, fruit, vegetables, tin-mining, bricks, trout hatchery, tourism, concrete pipe works, leather goods, tannery, gemstones, tobacco, lucerne, honey, grain processing, rubber industry, plaster works and concrete.